Forced swim test in mice: A common animal model of depression
The Forced Swim Test (FST) is a rodent behavioral paradigm utilized for assessment of potential antidepressant-like medications. In this model the mice are put in a plexiglas tank. The tank is loaded with water and the behavior of the mice to escape the tank is scored. The behavioral parameter scor...
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| Language: | English |
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Bangladesh Pharmacological Society
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/25692 |